Match container



June 1940- F. J. WEIISGERB'ER v ,73

MATCH CONTAINER Qriginal Filed June 20. 1938 five/Z 07": 1 2 077 fl e f syergerr MM f M Patented June 25, 1940 v UNITED smrss PATENT OFFICE MATCH CONTAINER Frank J. Weisgerber, Aurora, Ill.

Refiled for abandoned application Serial No. 214,618, June 20, 1938. This application June 21, 1939, Serial No. 280,354

4Claims. (01. 206-31) This application is arefile for abandoned apinvention will be apparent from the following plication filed June 20, 1938, Serial Number description taken with the drawing in which: 214,618. Fig. 1 is a perspective view in elevation show- My invention relates in general to match ing the match container of my invention comholders and more in particular to a telescoping pletely assembled as a match holder and supmatch container which can be readily converted ported upon an ash receiver.

into a match holder for mounting on a smok- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the match box ing ta d or th 1i normally adapted to slide within an open-ended It has been customary to supply matches, and frame of the complete container.

particularly safety matches in a container com- Fi 3 s a s milar illustration of the match 10 prising an open-ended frame having a box slidbOX after it has been prepared to anchor it b1 therein t carry t t smoking within the open-ended frame for holding the stands, ash receivers, and the like, have been matches as il trated in Fig. 1.

provided with various structures adapted to sup- In practicing y invention I provide an p 15 p011; thi type f t h container i ner ended frame ll] of the well-known configuration so that one end of the matches is available u as has n mpl y d n h p n a above the top of the housing. In some instances match Con n r, n particularly one for safety a portion of the box holding the matches can be matches, Such frame having a p e f frictio torn off at one end so that the matches are comp pe I l 01 ach of tW s d thereof p ich pletely exposed at that end above the adjacent a match y be scratched t te the sameedge of the frame. With all of these construc- In the frame for e ch Container O y tions and expedients, however, the inner box Vehtieh, however, a p o transverse slots I2 still remains shdame in t frame and may and [3 are out in one wall thereof as contrasted be pulled out of the housing when supported to the usual eentihueus Wall o e frames on a stand, and sometimes is pushed down or previously p y d- The s d drawer-like moved in such a way that the matches either bOX p d to slide in the frame In in a fall out of the box or are made inaccessible to telescoping manner is p y Carry the t user matches I 6 as can be understood from a con- 11; is t, f my invention to provide an sideration of Figs. 1 and 2. A box for carrying improved telescoping match container which is the matches of this general fi u ation has 30 adapted for mounting upon smoking stands or been heretofore employed, but With e prior the like to expose one end of the matches therein art bOX, When the same s moved in the frame for to expose the matches for use above one open It is also an object of my invention to provide end of 1ihe frem-erthele was nothing in he com- 85 a match container which is originally closed so plete match container itself to prevent the box that the matches therein are entirely covered from fallmg out Of Sliding back into the but which includes a sliding match box in an frame so that the matches were either dropped open ended frame which may be moved to a completely from the box or made inaccessible position to expose the matches and then. anto the.

chored in place so as to remain fixed relative the Illustrated embodlment of F mven' 40 to the opemended frama tion lthihbox fit is perforated on a line trans- One of the features of my invention is th versey ereo and intermediate the ends theref s 'th rf provision of a neat and simple match holder for O O at De Oratlons n extend over each slde wall and a portion of the bottom of the box to 5 mounting upon Smoking Stands and the llke meet longitudinally extending perforations I8 which can be made ready for use Wlthout tools which may extend substantially the entire length 01 slm lmplementsof the bottom of the box. Additional lines of T e principal advantage of my invention lies perforations are provided at 19 in the bottom in the fact that after the ma ch h de is asof the box joining the two longitudinal lines of sembled into working position, it will h re er perforations l8. When the box I4 is moved out 50 continuous y present One d O the matches of one end of the frame In a distance equal for easy accessibility without danger of this approximately to one-half of the length of said holder becoming disassembled or the matches box, the exposed portion thereof may be grasped moved out of position for accessibility. by the user and torn along the lines of perfora- Other objects, features, and advantages of my tions l7, and lines of perforations l8 and I9 55 torn at the perforated lines.

at the end of the box which is exposed. This operation removes approximately onehalf of the box M and a tongue 2| extends beyond the remainder of the box as shown in Fig. 3. Such tongue may be bent backwardly over the adjacent edge 22 of the frame and inserted into a slot as I3 in Fig. 1 so that the outer end T of the tongue fits between the remainder of the bottom of the box and the inside wall ofv the frame Ill.

This is shown clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

With the ton ue 2! at the tip portion T securely locked within the frame it] at the slot I3, the box It is retained against movement in either direction within the frame. Inasmuch as the paper out of which the box I4 is normally constructed is relatively stiff, when the tongue is bent over the edge 22 and locked into the slot 13 as illustrated, the rigidity of the box material will assist in the anchoring of the member. The matches it are normally substantially as long as the length of the box it, when such box is positioned in the position of Fig. l, and approximately one-half of each match will be accessible for grasping above the top of the frame. With this construction the matches will remain in this position irrespective of the construction of the holding portion 23 of the ash receiver 24, assuming of course that some configuration for this portion provided which will frictionally eni the frame it.

With the tongue portion 2i of the box l4 extending both ways from the center of the bottom of said box, and longitudinally thereof, it is understood that either end of the box may be That end of the tongue portion from which a portion of the box has been torn is then ready for insertion in a corresponding slot 52 or l3 in the frame I0. With this double assembly, it is also possible for a user to choose the particular end of the matches Itv which he wishes to make accessible. Furthermore, the double construction permits the user to assemble the box and frame into locked position irrespective of which end of the hex initially pushed out of the open-ended frame it, and eliminate any preliminary investigation before the match holder can be prepared.

From the above description it is apparent that I provide a match container which provides greater convenience for the user, and makes possible a rigid, neat and simple holder for the matches for mounting on an ash receiver or the like to continuously present the matches for use. The assembly of the slidable match box and open-ended frame into a rigid holder for exposing the matches for use can be accomplished without the use of a knife, scissors, or similar instrumenn'which often would not be at hand when the user required the same. In addition, these conveniences are provided in a structure which can be manufactured at substantially the same cost as the structures of the prior art without such improvements.

Although I have described my invention in its preferred embodiment, it is understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but changes and modifications may be made therein all within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A match container comprising an openended frame, a match box slidable therein for carrying matches, said match box having two side walls and a bottom portion between the same with perforations extending transversely of each side wall and over said bottom for removing substantially one-half of said box in a tearing action, a tongue extension on the bottom of said box, and a slot in one side of the openended frame to receive said tongue for securing said box in a position nearer to one end than to an opposite end of said frame to expose the matches in said box for use.

2. A match container including a frame having a pair of openings in one wall thereof spaced apart longitudinally in said wall, a match box slidable in said frame, said box having lines, of perforations therein positioned in. such a manner as to permit the tearing of one-half portion or the other of said box from the entire box upon positioning of said box adjacent to one end or to an opposite end of said frame, with a locking extension remaining on said bottom irrespective of the particular half portion removed, and with said locking extension adapted for locking engagement with the frame-wall opening adjacent the end of the frame in which the box is positioned. v v

3. A match container including an open-ended frame having an edge at each end, said frame having a transverse slot therein positioned intermediate said frame end edges, a match box slidable in said frame having a tongue thereon folded outwardly over a frame end edge and extending longitudinally of the frame and inserted in said transverse slot to prevent the match box from sliding with reference to the frame when supporting the match container at the frame.

4. A match container including an open-ended frame having an edge at each end, said frame having a pair of transverse slots therein with one slot adjacent each of said frame end edges, a match box slidable in said frame having a pair of longitudinally and oppositely extending tongue portions, with one of said tongue portions folded outwardly over one of said frame end edges and extending longitudinally of the frame and inserted in the transverse slot adjacent said one frame end edge to prevent the match box from sliding with reference to the frame when supporting the match container at the frame.

FRANK J. WEISGERBER. 

